Kendrick Meek: I'm ready for today's Senate debate

"I feel pretty good about it. I feel like every debate we've been involved in, we've won," said Meek, who interrupted his debate preparations this morning for a campaign stop with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer.

Dyer, a longtime supporter, praised Meek during the stop at the Orange County Supervisor of Elections Office, then went inside and cast his ballot on the second day of Florida's early-voting period.

"He's been a great friend of mine and a great congressman from South Florida, and he's the best candidate," Dyer said.

"What he's talking about has no gravity whatsoever. He has so many problems that are in the public domain that Floridians are paying attention to," Meek said. "He's trying to light a fire and it's not catching."

Meek and Greene will debate in Orlando this afternoon in the studios of WKMG-Channel 6, which will broadcast it in Central Florida at 9 p.m. It's their first debate to be televised statewide.